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I called them ignorant. Poor choice of words, possibly - but defending racism? Not a chance. I didn't say those quotes weren't racist. I simply chose other words to describe them. Those quotes are racist.
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I guess you're not a racist anymore, in that case. But you're ignorant.
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Yes and yes.
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I think I can say with complete honesty that I've never been offended by the words of another individual. I do believe that my wife (and she would be the only one) could probably say something that might prompt me to take offense because I value her opinion and I respect her as a person so much. I wouldn't be proud of myself for allowing myself to feel offended, but it could probably happen. I will also say that if I have been offended by the words of another person, it is most definitely a regrettable decision on my part. I am white. |
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02-22-2008, 05:41 PM | #47 | |
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Can we compare our list of shame with a different list?
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So as a white person, you are not offended by racist comments? Swell for you.
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The worst thing is how many Mormons still believe that stuff and that Jesus just changed his mind about excluding blacks. I bet an overwhelming majority do, including just about everyone from my parents' generation. It's not just harmless babbling from the distant past. Mormonism's leaders are happy to let their followers remain lost in the worst kind of abyss of ignorance. Of course.
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